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AI InsightIn this report, we aimed to draw attention to nasopharyngeal carcinoma metastasis in the differential diagnosis of parotid gland masses and to emphasize the importance of a careful endoscopic examination and magnetic resonance imaging before deciding on total parotidectomy
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Abstract
Even though metastatic tumors of the parotid gland are rarely seen, they are observed more frequently than other salivary gland metastatic masses. The reason why this gland is more frequently affected by metastatic tumors as compared to other salivary glands relies on the higher number of intraglandular and periglandular lymph nodes that the parotid gland contains. The incidence of metastatic parotid masses is relatively low compared to other head and neck neoplasms, consequently, few cases have been reported in the literature. Here, we present a patient referred to our clinic with parotid gland masses on both sides suggesting malignant neoplasm after fine needle aspiration biopsy of both sides. In this report, we aimed to draw attention to nasopharyngeal carcinoma metastasis in the differential diagnosis of parotid gland masses and to emphasize the importance of a careful endoscopic examination and magnetic resonance imaging before deciding on total parotidectomy
Özet
Parotisin metastatik tümörleri nadir olarak görülmesine rağmen diğer tükürük bezlerinin metastatik kitlelerinden daha sık olarak izlenir. Bu bezin metastazdan diğer tükürük bezlerine göre daha sık etkilenmesinin nedeni içerisinde bulunan intraglandular lenf nodları ve periglandüler nod sayısının daha fazla olmasındandır. Kliniğimize yüzünün her iki yanında parotis kitlesi nedeni ile refere edilen ve ince iğne aspirasyon biopsilerinin sonucu maligniteyi düşündüren bulgular olarak rapor edilen bir hasta vesilesiyle total parotidektomi kararı vermeden önce nazofarinks karsinom metastazını ekarte etmenin ve dikkatli bir endoskopik muayene ve manyetik rezonans görüntülemenin önemini vurgulamak istedik